Apparatus or machine for exhibiting rugs.



J. LUTZ & G. J. LEYES.

APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR EXHIBITING BUGS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1912. RENEWED JUNE 28,1913.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

x lT/VESSES ENITED STATES PATENT QFFIQEQ JOHN LUTZ AND CHARLES J. LEYES,OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO THE RAPID DISPLAY MACHINE COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ACORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

APPARATUS OR MACHINE FOR EXHIBITING RUGS.

Application filed August 8, 1912, Serial No. 713,993. Renewed June 28,1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN LUTZ and CHARLES J. LEYES, citizens of theUnited States, and residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Apparatus or Machines for Exhibiting Rugs, of which the following isa specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to apparatus or machines for exhibiting ordisplaying rugs to purchasers, and the object thereof is to provide animproved apparatus or machine of this class which is designed for use bydealers in rugs, carpets and like articles for the purpose of displayingtheir merchandise, and particularly for the purpose of displaying rugsin a horizontal position.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof our improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of our improvedmachine; Fig. 2 a plan view thereof with part of the structure brokenaway; and, Fig. 3 an end view looking in the direction of the arrow 00but showing only part of the machine.

In the practice of our invention, we provide a base board or table ahaving short legs a and provided at each end with upright supports 6 inwhich are mounted rollers b and b Arranged centrally of the table a arebow-springs 0, each of which is provided with an upwardly directed ear 0with which is connected a rock table 0 provided centrally of itsunderside with two pairs of ears 0*, which correspond with the ears cand the springs c are provided in their ends with longitudinal slots 0and passed therethrough into the table a are screws or bolts 0 and thisconstruction permits of a slight longitudinal movement of the ends ofthe spring 0.

Arranged centrally of and beneath the end portionof the rock table 0over which the roller 6 is mounted is a support 03 secured to the tablea, and in the top of which is pivoted a crank lever (Z with which isconnected a link d which is pivoted to the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Au. 12,1913.

Serial No. 776,397.

bottom of the rock table 0 at (Z and connected with the longer arm ofthe crank lever (Z is a rod (Z which extends longitudinally of the tablea to about the middle thereof, and which is connected at (Z with a plate(Z mounted centrally on and movable longitudinally of the table a. Oneend of the plate 6Z7 is provided with a longitudinal slot d throughwhich are passed screws Or similar devices (Z which connect the plate (Zwith the table a, while permitting of its longitudinal movement on saidtable.

The plate (Z is provided with a backwardly directed arm 6, the outer endof which is forked as shown at 0 and secured near the opposite endportions of the table a and at the back edge thereof are supports 6 inwhich is mounted a shaft 6 which extends parallel with the back edge ofthe table a and which is provided centrally thereof with a disk orannular shoulder e which fits in the forked end 6 of the arm 6.

The shaft 6 is provided at its opposite ends with friction gears e and cand mounted transversely of and over the outer end portions of the tablea are shafts f and f having sprocket gears f and f and the rollers b andb are pro-vided with corresponding gears f and f, and drive chains f andf are mounted respectively on the gears f and f and f and f.

The shafts f and f are provided at the back side of the table a withlarge friction gears g and g in connection with which the gears e and cof the shaft 6* operate, and the gears g and g are movablelongitudinally on the shafts f and f and mounted beneath the oppositeend portions of the table a and movable transversely thereof are bars hand 2' which are provided at their back ends respectively with upwardlydirected forks 7L1 and i which engage the hubs of the gears g and g andare adapted to move said gears longitudinally of the shafts on whichthey are mounted, and the bar it is provided at its front end with aclownwardly directed arm 72, which is connected with a crank lever hsecured to a rock shaft j supported at the front of the table a as shownat j The bar 2' is provided at its front end with an upwardly directedarm 2' which is connected with an upwardly directed crank 2' secured tothe shaft j, and secured to the shaft j near one end of the table a isalever for rotating. or rocking the shaft. and for. shiftingthe gears gandv 9 on theshaft-s f and f The shaft 6 which is the main power shaftof the machine may be turned inany desired manner, but in theaccompanying drawing we have shownv an, electricrnotor; m for thispurpose. The shaft m of the motor m is provided with a gear m whichmeshes with a corresponding gear m mountechon a. shaft m havingsupportsm, and the shaft m is provided with anielongated gear m which operatesin connection with a gear m mounted: on and secured to the shaft 6 Therock table 0. is provided at-its opposite ends with arollorcylindricahformationas shown atm and, inpractice, a wide belt; orstrip 0 of -any suitable HitttOl'lELldSWO-UHCL on one of the rollers-bb-andconnected with theothenand, in practice, the rugs 0 to be exhibitedare placedj on the belt or strip 0, which is wound on one of-the rollersb -N, the roller 6- being ernployed in this case. \Vith thisconstruction whenit is desired to exhibit the rugs, the machine is putin operation and the roller is slowly wound or turned in the directionof the arrow 1, and as the roller 6 is turned in th s manner, thebeltior strip 0 will be drawn from the roller 5 and rewound;on theroller bfland in this operation the rugs 0 Willsuccessively pass overthe rock table 0 and may be clearly seen and examinedas willbe readilyunderstood,

The opposite end portions ofthe rocktable bear'on the under-sides of;the rollers b b in the above operation and asthe strip or belt 0 and therugs arerewoundv from one of said rollersonto the other, one

end of the rock table 0 will go down and -v the other up, as willbe.readilyunderstood, and -on e of the objects of the springs a is toregulate the pressure of the end=portions of" the rock plate '0 on thebottoms of-the rollers,

b andb, and-to keep the said'rollers and especially that-from which thebelt, or strip 0 and rugs are being unwound from racing or turning too.freely.

It will be understood'that the gears g and g are secured to and notrotatable on the shafts f-and f and-supposing the parts to be intheposition, shown anditlis desired-to start the machine, the lever leismanipulated so as to rock the shaft j and throw the gears g andg intothe dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, in which position the gear donthe shafte will engage the gear 9 on the shaft f Suppose now the motonm,to be in operation, the shaft 6'. will be rotatedand-the gear 0engagingthe, shaft g? will rotat the roller 6 in the direction of thearrow y by means of the drive chain and corresponding gears. As thisoperation progresses the speed of the roller Z5 will be graduallydecreased by the radialmovement. of; the gear; across the faceof the:gear- 5]? and, of course, the movement of the roller 6 will decrease inthe same pro portion as-the strip or belt 0 and rugs 0 are wound on theroller 6 and this will give a. uniform or regular movement.- of. the

strip or belt 0 and rugs 0 over the surface of'the rock table 0 thelongitudinalmovement of the shaft 6 by which the above operation isaccomplished being effected by the operation of" the crank lever (Z asone end-ofthe table 0 -rises and'the other goes.

down.

Whenthe strip or belt- 0 andirugs are all wound-on the roller 6 andit isdesiredto reverse the operation, of the machine, the lever 70ismanipulated so as tothrow the wheelsg and 9 into the full lineposition shown in Fig. 2," and-at this time the gear 6 on the shaft 6will be in the dotted line position showninvsaid figure, and'willen-vgage the gear 9, and with the parts in this position the operation of"the machine, as above, described, will result in therewinding of thestrip or belt. 0 and rugs 0 'onto the roller 5 and in this operation thesaid rugs may be examined-as they passover the surface of'the rockplate.0

WVhile we have shown and described the preferred form, of our improvedapparatus for exhibiting rugs, it will be understood that our inventionis not limitedto the details of? construction hereinshownand described,and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made,within the scope ofthe appended claims, without departing from thespirit of'our invention,

or sacrificingits advantages, andwe reserve the rightto make all suchalterations therein as fairly come Within the scope of theinvention.

Having fully described our invention,

tudinally. of the machine and provided with friction gears adapted toengage the first named'gears and to move radiallythereof,

anddevices operatedbyth e rocktable for moving said shaftlongitudinally.

2. In a machine of the class. described,-

an oblong base or support, rollers mounted over the. oppositeendportions of said base orsupport, a flexible belt or strip woundlon oneof said rollers and connected with the other, a rock table springsupported midway between said rollers and the ends of which are adaptedto bear on the bottoms of said rollers and over Which said belt or strippasses, and devices in operative connection With said rock table forturning said rollers so as to Wind said belt or strip on one and thenrewind it onto the other.

3. In a display machine of the class described, a base, rollerssupported thereover, a rock table pivoted centrally over the base andthe ends of which are adapted to bear on the bottoms of said rollers,and devices in operative connection With said rollers and said rocktable for alternately turning 15 JOHN LUTZ. CHARLES J. LEYES.

Witnesses:

E. EDWARD BURR, ALFRED J. ONEIL.

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Washington, D. O.

